Proverbs 10:2

Proverbs 10:2

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Wise Sayings of Solomon

1 The proverbs of ^aSolomon:
^bA wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

2 ^aTreasures of wickedness profit nothing,
^bBut righteousness delivers from death.

3 ^aThe Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,
But He casts away the desire of the wicked.

4 ^aHe who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But ^bthe hand of the diligent makes rich.

5 He who gathers in ^asummer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is ^ba son who causes shame.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Treasures . . . nothing—that is, Ill-gotten gains give no true happiness (compare Proverbs 4:17; Matthew 6:19).

righteousness—especially beneficence (Psalms 112:9).

death—the greatest of all evils.

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